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1. The 19th of September: 1657:/:
2. <margin value="Left">On the behalfe of John}
3. Newland touching the death}
4. of Benjámin Clarke in the}
5. Bridgewater ffrygot}</margin>
6. <margin value="Left"></margin>
7. <margin value="Left">Rp et Xcap:</margin>
8. <margin value="Left">ius </margin>
9. John Bryson of the parish of Saint Katherines
10. Coleman in ffanchurch streete London Merchant
11. aged 24 yeeres or thereabouts. sworne before the right
12. worshippfull John Godolphin Doctor of Lawes one of the Judges
13. of the High Cort of the Admiralty and Examined upon
14. certaine Interrogatories given in on the behalfe of John Newland
15. saith and deposeth as followeth videlicet:/.
16. To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee did very well knowe the Interrate
17. Benjamin Clarke in the moneth of Aprill 1656 and for severall
18. moneths before; and that in the said moneth of Aprill hee the said
19. Benj: Clarke: was in bodyly health, and did then (and severall moneths:
20. after) Execute the place and Office of Purser of the Bridgewater
21. ffrigott then in service of this Commonwealth, And ˹the sayd Clarke˺ Continued
22. in good bodily health, untill the moneth of January last, in which
23. moneth hee fell sick, and continued sick, untill the 6:th of ffebruary
24. last on which day hee dyed, and was ˹on the next day˺ buryed on the Coast of
25. Portugall, All the Premisses hee deposeth being stewards Mate
26. of ˹and aboard˺ the said ffrigott;/
27. To the second hee saith hee knoweth nothing thereof:/:
28.
29. The same day:
30. <margin value="Left"></margin>
31. <margin value="Left">Rp 2</margin>
32. Robert Hyde of Rederith in the County of Surry
33. Marriner aged 23 yeeres or thereabouts, sworne as
34. aforesaid:/:
35. To the first Interrogatorie hee saith hee very well knewe the Interrogate
36. Benjamin Clarke in the moneth of Aprill 1656: and ˹saith the sayd Clarke˺ was then
37. in bodyly health, and ˹did˺ then and untill his sicknes Execute the place
38. of Purser of the Bridgewater ffrygott in the Service of the State
39. And saith the said Benjamin continued in reasonable good
40. health, untill the beginning of the moneth of January next follow=
41. =ing, att which time hee fell sick, and continued
42. soe untill the 6:th of ffebruary following on which day hee dyed; and on the
43. next day was throwne over board, by some of the said ffrygots ˹Company˺ on
44. the Coast of Portugal; The premisses hee deposeth being one
45. of the Company of the Bridgewater ffrygott, and sawe the ˹same˺
46. ˹soe done˺:/:
47. To the second hee saith hee knoweth nothing thereof
48. Robert Hide SIGNATURE, RH SIDE
49. Repeated with his Precontest before Doctor Godolphin/:
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